Flanner House Collection

Indianapolis Foundation Records, 1916-2000

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ABSTRACT

The Indianapolis Foundation was created in 1916 by the resolution of three financial institutions, the Fletcher Trust Company, Indiana Trust Company, and Union Trust Company. It was officially introduced as one of the first community foundations in the United States in the January 5, 1916, edition of the Indianapolis Star. According to the resolution, income from the Indianapolis Foundation would "be dispersed by said companies on the written order of a board of trustees for such charitable uses as well in its judgment promote the welfare of persons now or hereafter residing in Indianapolis, Indiana." The foundation began making grants in 1924 and today continues to give to Indianapolis organizations to help improve the quality of life in the city.

ACCESS

This collection is open to the public without restriction. The copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) governs the making of photocopies or other reproductions of copyrighted material.

PREFERRED CITATION

Cite as: Indianapolis Foundation Records, 1916-2000, Ruth Lilly Special Collections and Archives, IUPUI University Library, Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis.

ACQUISITION

Presented by the Central Indiana Community Foundation, August 2002.

Processed by Debra Brookhart, June 2004.

HISTORICAL NOTE

The idea of the community foundation originated in Cleveland, Ohio, in 1914. F.H. Goff, president of the Cleveland Trust Company, noticed a trend developing in the area of charitable trusts. Often in the case of a bequest, the donor designated a specific use for the trust. This led to tightly restrained funds and difficulties when the purposes of the funds became impossible to fulfill. Goff's plan, now known as the "Cleveland Plan," called for the donor to agree to the establishment of a charitable trust while authorizing a group of citizens acting as a distribution committee to determine the disbursement of the funds for the good of the community if the original purpose proved obsolete. The funds themselves would be protected and invested by a professional entity, the bank, while the distribution of the funds would be placed in the hands of responsible citizens to distribute for the benefit of the community. When the trustee institution or institutions create a resolution of trust governing the funds, a community foundation is formed. Funds are contributed either to a general foundation fund where they are combined with other gifts or to a specific fund designated by the donor.

Community foundations play a vital role in the community they serve. Directors and trustees of community foundations bear the responsibility of distributing funds to organizations for the overall benefit of the community and are responsible to the community for those funds. Donors, as citizens, have a vested interest in the activities of the foundation and often share in the benefits of foundation grants with their neighbors. Their gifts when added to other foundation gifts allow the foundation to make larger grants with greater impact. Since community foundations' activities are limited by geographic area, donors have the added assurance that their money will be used to better the place where they live.

A resolution of trust of three financial institutions created the Indianapolis Foundation in 1916 just two years after the Cleveland Foundation formed. According to the resolution, income from the Indianapolis Foundation would be dispersed on the written order by its board of trustees for charitable uses that would promote the welfare of the citizens of Indianapolis, Indiana. The Fletcher Trust Company, Indiana Trust Company, and Union Trust Company officially introduced one of the first community foundations in the United States on January 5, 1916, in the Indianapolis Star. Appointed as the first Board of Trustees of the foundation were Henry W. Bennett, postmaster; Charles Warren Fairbanks, attorney and former Vice President of the United States; Monsignor Francis H. Gavisk, a community religious leader; Henry H. Hornbrook, attorney and civic leader; Louis H. Levey; and Josiah K. Lilly, Sr., President of Eli Lilly and Company. As was the case with foundations formed using the Cleveland Plan, the positions are appointed by public officials. The Judge of the United States District Court, the Judge of the Circuit Court, and the Mayor of Indianapolis each appoints two trustees for six-year terms for a total of six board members. Although there are no specific qualifications for the board positions, "these private citizens are chosen for their knowledge about the community and their ability to represent the public interest" (Encyclopedia of Indianapolis, 780). The board members are ultimately responsible for the grant distribution decisions of the foundation.

Alphonso P. Pettis, a former owner of a dry goods store in Indianapolis, made the first gift to the Indianapolis Foundation in 1920. His gift totaled more than $300,000 and was closely followed by others including Delavan Smith, James E. Roberts, and James E. Lilly these donations secured the financial stability of the foundation and allowed the foundation to begin distributing grants. The board hired Eugene Foster in 1924 as the first executive director of the foundation. His job included managing the daily operations of the office as well as preparing the financial reports for the board. The other aspect of his job included correspondence with those requesting funds and bringing those requests before the Board of Trustees for action. With the appointment of the first executive director, came the first grant. The Public Health Nursing Association received the foundation's first gift that provided for a visiting nurse to care for crippled children at home. Grant requests were originally submitted in writing to the director of the foundation in the form of a proposal letter including detailed information about the request, the use for the funds, and the intended impact of the grant. The proposal then went before the board for approval and the approval amount. Site visits and further correspondence often came prior to the board's approval of a grant.

Today grant requests come to the foundation through a three-step process. First an application is filled out that gives information about the requestor and briefly describes what the grant will fund. The application will then be reviewed to determine if the request fits the guidelines and available resources. The requests that do fit will be asked to meet with a foundation staff member for a site visit, to obtain more information, and to talk about submitting a proposal to the foundation. The final step is to attend a proposal preparation workshop and submit the proposal to the board.

From the beginning, the foundation devoted its grant-making activity to organizations in the specific areas of civic, educational, and benevolent work. Citizens of all ages reaped the benefits of the foundation's grants. As the foundation continued to give in these areas, it expanded its boundaries to include civic organizations such as the opera, theatre, and museums, as well as community service organizations such as Meals on Wheels, settlement homes, and the YMCA. Hundreds of organizations and agencies in Indianapolis have received funding from the foundation making practically every citizen a beneficiary of the foundation in some way whether a researcher at the Marion County Public Library, a visitor to the Indianapolis Children's Museum, or a pedestrian on Monument Circle. Its significance reaches beyond that of grant making to community involvement and support. The foundation grew and matured alongside the organizations it has supported giving it a strong voice and vital place in the community. By 2003 the foundation awarded $3.5 million in grants annually with the average grant being $35,000.

The Indianapolis Foundation continues to adapt to the changing nature of the city while keeping its earliest principle of community leadership and service. The growth of Indianapolis and the communities surrounding it inspired a new way of looking at collaboration among the community funds in the region. Originally under the Cleveland Plan for creating a community foundation, the Indianapolis Foundation organized as a trust. In 1997 the Indianapolis Foundation partnered with the Legacy Fund of Hamilton County to form the Central Indiana Community Foundation (CICF). The trust side of the foundation continues to be governed by the Amended Resolution of Trust originally created in 1916 while the corporate activities of the foundation are now governed by the articles of incorporation and bylaws of CICF.

Although the community foundations affiliated with CICF operate separately, CICF combines the knowledge of these foundations to provide leadership to local organizations and allow a more regional focus in giving and community service. CICF is active in assisting community programs like the Indianapolis Cultural Trail that supports the city's goal of becoming a cultural destination, Family Strengthening that develops resources for the welfare of the family, and Philanthropy Day that encourages residents to become involved in giving. CICF has its own endowment and awards over $20 million in grants annually. Today the Central Indiana Community Foundation and its affiliates embrace these seven vision priorities within the central Indiana region: to respond to basic needs, to develop productive citizens, to build strong neighborhoods, to embrace inclusiveness, to promote community amenities, to promote philanthropy, and to promote the community. The CICF historical timeline can be viewed at http://www.cicf.org/AboutCIC F/History.cfm.

REFERENCES

"A Firm Foundation." Indianapolis Star, April 28, 1998, sec. A, p. 06.

A Glance Back…A Look at the Present: The Indianapolis Foundation 65th Anniversary Yearbook, 1916-1981, Indianapolis Foundation, 1981.

 

Bodenhamer, David J. and Robert G. Barrows, ed. Encyclopedia of Indianapolis. Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 1994.

City of 200,000 Heirs, Indianapolis Foundation, ca. 1950.

The Central Indiana Community Foundation Website, http://www.cicf.org/.

Commission on Private Philanthropy and Public Needs. Research Papers: Volume III - Special Behavioral Studies, Foundations, and Corporations. Washington D.C.: Department of the Treasury, 1977, 1689-1691.

Indianapolis Foundation and Central Indiana Community Foundation Annual Reports, 1924-1927, 1997, 2001.

"New Charitable Foundation Established: Central Indiana Community Foundation Will Allow Collaboration on Efforts that Cross County Lines." Indianapolis Star, April 10, 1997, sec. D, p. 05.

SCOPE AND CONTENT NOTE

The Indianapolis Foundation Records are an excellent example of the growth and development of an early community foundation. Materials in the collection cover the entirety of the organization's history and familiarize the researcher with its evolution of giving since it includes both the grants given and grants denied. This collection is also important to the history of Indianapolis and central Indiana. The foundation played key roles in the creation of programs and places that are still a major part of today's Indianapolis such as the Children's Museum, the Indianapolis Zoo, the Marion County Public Library, and a host of other educational, civic, social, and cultural organizations.

Board of Trustees Files, 1916-2000, contain meeting packets from the Board of Trustees. These packets, 1916-1989, contain information vital to understanding every series in this collection and include details on the entirety of the foundation's operations. They are comprised of board minutes, information related to grants, annual reports, and financial records. The minutes cover the development of the foundation, administration, and the evolution of its giving patterns. Grant information in the meeting files generally consists of proposals, reports, and items related to the administration of the grant.

Annual reports for the Indianapolis Foundation are located in two separate places. The years 1933-1967, 1970-1971, 1973, 1977-1982, 1985-1986 are located in the board packets, while the years 1924-1927, 1946-1971, and 1973-1998 are catalogued in IUCAT (call number HV99.I42 I0001). Annual Reports for the Central Indiana Community Foundation are also catalogued in IUCAT (call number HV99.I632 C001) and cover the years 1998-2001.

The financial information included in the board files consists of official audits and informal board reports. All of the meeting packets contain either a formal or informal report of finances. Official audits in the board packets are available for the years 1936-1967, 1969-1980, 1982-1989. Official audits after 1989 are located in the financial records of the Administration Files.

Administration Files, 1923-1998, document the daily functions of the organization. The administration files are divided into four areas: correspondence, executive directors, financial records, and public relations. The correspondence files include administrative correspondence pertinent to the operation of the foundation and is not grant related. Correspondence on grants is found in the grant files under the name of the requesting organization. The correspondence also includes research conducted by the foundation similar to that contained in the scrapbooks. This research includes correspondence and news clippings about organizations and individuals collected by the directors of the foundation to provide background for grants and measure impact on the city. The executive directors' files contain biographical information, but not the records of the director's tenure in office. The financial records contain an incomplete set of Form 990s, 1944-1984, for the organization and audits after 1989. Audits prior to 1989 are located in the Board of Trustees minutes. The public relations files contain an almost complete set of clippings and press releases for the Indianapolis Foundation, Legacy Fund of Hamilton County, and the Central Indiana Community Foundation documenting grants awarded, staff changes, and major endeavors sponsored by these organizations.

Grant Requests, 1924-1986, is the most extensive series of the collection containing information about every request made to the foundation. This series contains correspondence, reports, and financial statements from organizations and individuals requesting grants from the Indianapolis Foundation. These files, arranged alphabetically by the name of the requestor, generally contain the proposal, grant reports, and correspondence about the grant. Because an organization often made more than one proposal, both accepted and rejected proposals along with supporting information and board recommendations are filed together. The annual reports also contain a list of grants given and official letters concerning the grant status are located in the Board of Trustees minutes. Since all of the foundation's grants are to Indianapolis organizations, the records in this series also have a significant amount of historical information on medical, social, and civic programs and organizations in the city during the twentieth century.

Publication Files, 1950-2000, contain brochures, newsletters, and a short history. The brochures cover the decades of the 1980s and 1990 and offer good insight to the more recent programs or initiatives of the organization. There are two short histories, one from the 1950s and the other from the 1980s. Both offer a brief look into the past giving trends of the foundation. There are four newsletters that include the Indianapolis Foundation as well as the Central Indiana Community Foundation and the Legacy Fund of Hamilton County. Although missing an occasional volume within a year, the newsletters offer a concise look at the initiatives of the groups individually and collaboratively. The video, made in 1995, is a general service announcement for the foundation.

Scrapbooks, 1917-1945, include 19 scrapbooks of newspaper articles on varying subject areas of importance to the overall mission of the Indianapolis Foundation. They were created during the early development of the foundation to help determine what other community foundations were doing and to help evaluate the specific needs of Indianapolis. These articles are mainly of local interest documenting local activities and events, but also include some articles of national interest. The articles are organized chronologically by subject.

Photographs, 1916-1996, are divided into three areas: Director and Trustees, Public Relations, and Grants. The director and trustees photographs are mostly of the executive directors and a few trustees. The public relations photographs include images used in publications such as annual reports and newspaper articles. Photographs from the grant files contain images that reflect either the need for or result of funds given by the Indianapolis Foundation.

CONTENTS BOX FOLDER
Board of Trustees, 1916-2000    
  Minutes    
    1916-1926 1 1-5
    1927-1929 2 1-6
    1930-1933 3 1-6
    1934-1937 4 1-6
    1938-1940 5 1-6
    1941-1945 6 1-6
    1946-1950 7 1-6
    1951-1954 8 1-7
    1955-1958 9 1-7
    1958-May, 1960 10 1-7
    July, 1960-December, 1961 11 1-8
    March, 1962-July, 1963 12 1-7
    October, 1963-January, 1965 13 1-5
    April, 1965-June, 1966 14 1-6
    October, 1966-October, 1967 15 1-6
    December, 1967-June, 1969 16 1-6
    November, 1969-October, 1970 17 1-7
    December, 1970-November, 1971 18 1-6
    November, 1971-December, 1972 19 1-7
    March, 1973-March, 1974 20 1-7
    June, 1974-June, 1975 21 1-5
    September, 1975-December, 1976 22 1-8
    February, 1977-September, 1977 23 1-7
    September, 1977-April, 1978 24 1-6
    April, 1978-February, 1979 25 1-8
    April, 1979-December, 1979 26 1-7
    March, 1980-September, 1980 27 1-6
    December, 1980-April, 1981 28 1-7
    June, 1981-November, 1981 29 1-6
    November, 1991-April, 1982 30 1-5
    April, 1982-August, 1982 31 1-6
    December, 1982-February, 1983 32 1-5
    February, 1983-June, 1983 33 1-6
    September, 1983-November, 1983 34 1-5
    January, 1984-May, 1984 35 1-5
    May, 1984-October, 1984 36 1-6
    December, 1984-April, 1985 37 1-6
    April, 1985-August, 1985 38 1-6
    November, 1985-February, 1986 39 1-6
    February, 1986-April, 1986 40 1-4
    April, 1896-August, 1986 41 1-6
    August,1986-November, 1986 42 1-6
    November, 1986-February, 1987 43 1-5
    February, 1987-June, 1987 44 1-6
    June, 1987-November, 1987 45 1-5
    November, 1987-February, 1988 46 1-6
    May, 1988-June, 1988 47 1-5
    June, 1988-September, 1988 48 1-6
    December, 1988-February, 1989 49 1-4
    February, 1989-September, 1989 50 1-5
    December 7, 1989 51 1-3
  Grant Photographs from Minutes, 1958-1959, 1961, 1966, 1969, 1971, 1984, 1987-1988 75 36
Administration Files, 1923-1998    
  Correspondence    
    Bradford-Victor, 1980-1984 51 4
    Ethics, 1976-1977 51 5
    Fisko, James, 1977 51 6
    Flanner House, 1983 51 7
    Heywood, Florence, 1950 51 8
    Hudnut, William, III, 1976-1985 51 9
    Indiana Donors Alliance, 1984-1985 51 10-11
    Indiana Historical Society, 1978 51 12
    Indianapolis Public Housing Authority, 1984 51 13
    Jewish Welfare Association, ca. 1977 51 14
    Ohio Citizen’s Trust Company, 1950 51 15
    Pittsburgh Foundation, 1945-1958 51 16
    Portland Foundation, 1951-1955 51 17
    Riley, James Whitcomb,1925-1936 51 18
    Russell Sage Foundation, 1924-1955 51 19
    Second Presbyterian Church, 1938 51 20
    Sellars, John V., 1972 51 21
    Social Security Act, 1935-1951 51 22
    Socialized Medicine, ca. 1938 51 23
    Soldiers and Sailors Monument, 1939 51 24
    Staff Reading Files, 1998 51 25
    Surveys, 1928, 1949 51 26
    Traveler’s Aid Society, 1949-1962 51 27
    United Way Hearings, 1973 51 28
    United Way Reports, 1977-1982 51 29-30
    White, Kenneth, 1950 51 31
    World War Memorial, 1937 51 32
  Director’s Information    
    Chapman, Kenneth, 1977-1995 51 33
    Foster, Eugene, 1923-1966 51 34
    Gladish, Kenneth, 1993-1995 51 35
    Killen, Jack, 1957-1977 51 36
    Photographs, 1916-1992 75 37
    Ross, Paul, 1947-1957 51 37
  Financial Records    
    Audits, 1989/90-1995/96 51 38-39
    Form 990    
      1944-1965, 1966-1969, 1971-1972 51 40-41
      1973-1984 52 1-2
    Consolidation of Trust Funds, 1970 52 3-4
    Statements of Account, 1949-1951, 1953-1957 52 5
    Wills, 1940s 52 6
  Memorial Gifts, 1949-1978 52 7-16
  Public Relations    
    Central Indiana Community Foundation Clippings    
      1997-1998 52 17
      1999-2000 53 1
    Correspondence, 1931-1978 53 2
  Indianapolis Foundation    
    Clippings, 1949-2000 53 3-11
    Press Releases, 1990-1998 53 12
  Legacy Fund    
    Clippings, 1991-2000 53 13-15
    Press Releases, 1991-1997 53 16-17
    Public Relations Photographs    
      Annual Report Photographs, ca. 1992-1996 75 34-35
      Promotional Photographs, 1950, 1992-1996 75 42
    Publicity, 1964-1976, 1980 53 18
    Shank Public Relations Counselors, 1990 53 19-20
    Video,  September 1995    
Grant Requests, 1924-1986    
  A Miscellaneous, 1953-1974 53 21
  Adult and Child Mental Health Center, 1980-1982 53 22
  Adult Education Council, 1974 53 23
  Alanon Club    
    Grant Requests, 1961-1971 53 24-25
    Photographs, 1971 75 38
  Alpha Home, 1968-1974 53 26
  Alpha Home Property Acquisition    
    Grant Requests, 1971 53 27
    Photographs from Board Minutes, November 9, 1971 75 36
  Altenheim of Indianapolis, 1969-1974, 1979 53 28-29
  American Cancer Society, 1946, 1972 53 30-31
  American Cancer Society – Marion County Chapter, 1975, 1981 53 32-33
  American College of Sports Medicine, 1983-1984 53 34
  American Diabetes Association, 1976-1984 54 1-2
  American Foundation/Science of Creative Intelligence,1973 54 3
  American Friends Service, 1968-1973 54 4
  American Humanities Foundation, 1968 54 5
  American Negro Centennial Authority, 1963 54 6
  American Red Cross, 1926-1982 54 7-9
  American Social Hygiene Association, 1928-1941 54 10
  Anti-Crime Crusade, 1963 54 11
  Archdiocesan Catholic High School, 1981-1982 54 12
  Archdiocese of American Brethren Apostolic Church, 1976 54 13
  Area Youth Ministry, 1973-1974 54 14
  Area Youth Ministry – Woodruff Place Baptist Church, 1979 54 15
  Arlington Community Athletic Association, 1965-1968 54 16
  Arthritis and Rheumatism Foundation, 1948-1961 54 17
  Arts Cooperative, 1972-1973 54 18
  Arts and Crafts Association, 1966 54 19
  Arts/Culture Alliance, 1984 54 20
  Arts Indiana, Inc., 1980-1983 54 21
  Associated Patent Services, 1976-1977 54 22
  Association for Loan-Free Education, 1972-1974 54 23
  At Your School Child Services    
    Grant Requests, 1980-1981 54 24
    Photographs, 1981 75 38
  Athenaeum Building, 1973-1974 54 25
  Autistic Children, 1977-1979 54 26
  B Miscellaneous, 1949-1974 54 27
  Baker Farm Outdoor Education, 1977-1979 54 28
  Ball Foundation, 1937, 1983 54 29-30
  Band Concerts, 1939 54 31
  Baxter Foundation, 1951 54 32
  Beech Grove, 1978, 1983 54 33-34
  Beethoven Foundation, Inc., 1977-1979 54 35
  Behavior Management Clinic, 1981-1983 54 36
  Bethany Village, 1982-1983 54 37
  Better Business Bureau,  1932-1985 54 38
  Big Brothers, Inc.    
    Grant Requests, 1955-1973 54 39
    Volunteer Development, 1981-1983 54 40
  Big Sisters, Inc., 1975-1977, 1983 54 41-42
  Board of Children’s Guardians, 1935 54 43
  Board of Health – Orthodontia and Prenatal Clinics, 1925-1928 54 44
  Boys Club Association of Indianapolis, Inc., 1937-1982 54 45-47
  Boy Scouts    
    Central Indiana, 1983-1984 54 48
    Correspondence, 1953-1971 54 49
    Grant Requests, 1976-1978 54 50
    Inner City, 1973 54 51
    Less Chance and Mid-Town Areas, 1951-1959 54 52
    Machine Bookkeeping, 1972 54 53
    Medical Services, 1935 54 54
    Offset Press, 1962-1970 54 55
    Photographs, ca. 1950s 75 38
    Reservation, 1937-1964 54 56
    Reservation (oversized), ca. 1950s OV4  
    Training, 1972 54 57
    Youth Congress, 1970-1971 54 58
  Brebeuf Preparatory School, 1962-1978 54 59-60
  Broad Ripple Playhouse, 1983-1984 54 61
  Business Consulting, Inc., 1978 54 62
  Butler University    
    Grant Requests, 1983-1984 54 63
    Campus Development, 1940-1969 54 64
    Jordon Hall, 1971, 1975, 1983 54 65-67
    Photographs, n.d. 75 38
    Science Building, 1967-1970 54 68
    Special Education, 1950-1954 55 1
    Student Assembly, 1977-1978 55 2
  C Miscellaneous, 1954-1974 55 3-4
  Camp Fire Boys and Girls, 1929-1984 55 5
  Camp Fire Girls, 1929-1979 55 6-7
  Careers in Social Work, 1963-1969 55 8
  Cathedral Arts, Inc.    
    Grant Requests, 1975-1979 55 9-10
    International Violin Competition, 1981-1984 55 11
  Cathedral High School, 1966-1968, 1978, 1981 55 12-14
  Catholic Charities Special Projects, 1983 55 15
  Catholic Seminary Foundation, 1936-1975 55 16-18
  Catholic Social Services, 1976-1979, 1983-1984 55 19-20
  Catholic Youth Organization, 1954-1971 55 21
  Center for Judicial Education, 1973 55 22
  Central Clinic, 1934 55 23
  Central Indiana Council on Aging, 1979-1983 55 24
  Central Indiana Regional Blood  Center, 1972-1974 55 25
  Central League for Nursing, 1960-1961 55 26
  Central State Hospital, 1967-1968, 1982 55 27-28
  Chicago Community Trust, 1928-1955 55 29
  Child Guidance Clinic at Riley Hospital, 1927-1929 55 30
  Child Guidance Clinic of Marion County, 1929-1961, 1978, 1980-1983 55 31-33
  Child, Inc., 1973 55 34
  Children’s Bureau of Indianapolis    
    Black Adoption Committee, 1965-1972 55 35
    Boy’s Group Home, 1968-1970 55 36
    Garrard House, 1972-1974 55 37
    Grant Requests, 1928-1984 55 38-41
    Photographs, 1967 75 38
  Children’s Educational Foundation    
    Grant Requests, 1981 55 42
    Grant Requests, 1981 (oversized) 95 1
  Children’s Foundation, 1976-1977 55 43
  Children’s Habitat, Inc., 1974 55 44
  Children’s House, 1971-1974, 1978 55 45-46
  Children’s Museum    
    Challenge Fund, 1976-1981 55 47
    Grant Requests, 1926-1974, 1976-1978 56 1-3
    Lending Library, 1979-1984 56 4
  Christamore House    
    Building Repairs, 1983-1985 56 5
    Grant Requests, 1937-1974, 1976 56 6-7
  Christian Academy, 1968 56 8
  Christian Anti-Communism Crusade, 1959 56 9
  Christian Theological Seminary    
    Grant Requests, 1962-1974, 1978-1979, 1982-1983 56 10-12
    Repertory Theatre, 1980-1981 56 13
  Christmas Lighting Project, 1955 56 14
  Church Federation of Greater Indianapolis, 1971-1982 56 15-18
  Church and Social Action Council, 1984 56 19
  Circle City REACT, 1980 56 20
  Citizen’s Ambulatory Health Center, 1981 56 21
  Citizen’s Forum, 1968-1984 56 22-24
  Citizen’s Multi-Service Center, 1978, 1982 56 25-26
  City of Indianapolis Lower Canal, 1984 56 27
  Civic Films, Inc., 1949 56 28
  Cleveland Foundation, 1955-1969 56 29
  Clowes Hall, 1967, 1980-1982 56 30-31
  Coalition of 100 Black Women, 1984-1986 56 32
  Coalition Planning Group, 1977 56 33
  Collective of Creative Arts, 1973 56 34
  College Avenue Youth Behavior Academy, 1975-1978 56 35
  Colored Homesteads, 1934-1935 56 36
  Commission for Downtown    
    Grant Requests, 1980-1982 56 37
    Photographs, ca. 1980 75 38
  Community Action Against Poverty (CAAP), 1972-1979 56 38-39
  Community Addiction Services Agency (CASA), 1975-1979 56 40
  Community Blood Bank of Marion County, 1965 56 41
  Community Centers of Indianapolis, 1982-1984 56 42
  Community Child Daycare Center, Inc., 1971-1974 56 43
  Community Desegregation Advisory Council, 1984 56 44-45
  Community Hospital, 1960-1965 56 46
  Community House of John Strange School, 1960-1962 56 47
  Community Interfaith Housing, 1964-1975, 1984 56 48-50
  Community Mental Health Center, 1969 56 51
  Community Organization Program – Eastside (COP-E), 1972-1974 56 52
  Community Outreach Center, Inc., 1978 56 53
  Community Service Agency for the Deaf, 1971 56 54
  Community Service Council    
    Community Resources Handbook, 1980 56 55
    Correspondence, 1979-1984 56 56
    Grant Requests, 1979-1983 57 1
    Police Plan, 1984 57 2
    United Christmas Service, 1981-1982 57 3
    Volunteer Action Center, 1980 57 4
  Comprehensive Health Planning Council of Marion County, 1971 57 5
  Concord Center, 1958-1984 57 6-7
  Conference on Cities, 1971 57 8
  Congressional Investigating Committee, 1952-1953 57 9
  Consortium for Urban Education, 1973-1974, 1977 57 10-11
  Consumer Credit Counseling Service, 1969-1973, 1979-1984 57 12-13
  Contractors Advisory Council, 1975 57 14-15
  Coordinated Transportation Services, 1983 57 16
  Council of Social Agencies, 1937-1949 57 17
  Craine House, Inc., 1980-1982 57 18
  Crossroads Rehabilitation Center, 1938-1980 57 19-24
  Culp Associates, 1974-1975 57 25
  D Miscellaneous, 1952-1974 57 26
  Damar Home, 1972-1984 57 27-28
  Dance Ethnic, 1983 57 29
  Dance Kaleidoscope, 1978-1984 57 30-31
  Day Nursery Association, 1938-1974, 1980 57 32-33
  Debates and Lectures on Civic Government Topics, 1939 57 34
  Department of Metropolitan Development, 1984 57 35
  Depauw University School of Nursing, 1973 57 36
  Detoxification Center, 1968 57 37
  Dial-A-Ride, Inc., 1974-1982 57 38-39
  Downtown Pastoral Counseling, 1975 57 40
  Dynamo FC Soccer, 1983 57 41
  E Miscellaneous, 1950-1974 57 42
  Eastside Christian Center    
    Grant Requests, 1970-1971 57 43
    Photographs, ca. 1970s 75 38
  Eastside Community Investments, 1983-1984 57 44
  Eastside Promise – People’s Health Center    
    Grant Requests, 1972-1979 57 45
    Grant Requests, 1972-1979 (oversized) OV4  
  Educational Testing Service, 1958 57 46
  Economics Education, 1961 57 47
  Editorial Projects in Education, 1981 57 48
  Edna Martin Christian Center, 1977-1978 57 49
  Eisenhower Foundation, 1982-1983 57 50
  Elderhostel Program, 1979 57 51
  Employment Opportunities, 1965 57 52
  End Measles, Inc., 1974-1979 57 53
  English-Speaking Union, 1974 57 54
  Englishton Park    
    Grant Requests, 1964-1974 57 55-57
    Grant Requests, 1975-1982 58 1
    Grant Requests-Youth Hostels, 1939-1953 58 2
    Photographs, 1964 75 38
  Englishton Park United Presbyterian Ministries, 1980-1984 58 3
  Epilepsy Foundation of Indiana, 1978 58 4
  Episcopal Community Services, 1977-1979 58 5
  Equestrian School, Inc., 1984 58 6
  Evangelist Holy Mission Association, 1977 58 7
  F Miscellaneous, 1962-1974 58 8
  Fairbanks Home, 1957-1973, 1975-1982 58 9-10
  Fairbanks Hospital, 1979-1984 58 11
  Fairview Presbyterian Church, 1980 58 12
  Families in Action, 1984-1985 58 13
  Family Service Association, 1924-1963, 1983-1984 58 14-16
  Family Support Center, 1981-1984 58 17-18
  Fellowship of Christian Athletes, 1957-1974, 1977-1979 58 19-20
  Festival Dance Theatre, 1983 58 21
  Festival Music Society, 1971-1974, 1976-1978 58 22-23
  Fiesta Music, 1987 58 24
  Fine Arts Society, 1971-1972, 1975-1976, 1983 58 25-27
  First Step, Inc., 1981-1984 58 28
  Flanner House    
    Grant Requests, 1938-1959, 1978, 1981 58 29-33
    Photographs, 1950-1959 75 38
    Photographs from Board Minutes, May 6, 1959 75 36
  Fletcher Place Community Center, 1950-1967 58 34
  Flower Mission, 1926-1952 58 35
  Flynn Christian Fellowship Houses, 1961-1979 58 36-37
  Footlight Musicals, Inc., 1977-1978, 1981-1983 58 38-39
  Forward, Inc., 1992 58 40-41
  Foundation Center, 1974-1984 59 1-3
  Foundations, 1937-1962 59 4
  Fountain Square/Barrington Neighborhood Program, 1968 59 5
  Fountain Square/Fletcher Place, 1983-1984 59 6
  Fountain Square Senior Citizens Center, 1977 59 7
  Freetown Village Black History, 1984 59 8
  G Miscellaneous, 1961-1974 59 9
  Gallery, Inc., 1961 59 10
  General Hospital, 1928-1974 59 11-22
  Girls Clubs    
    Grant Requests, 1968-1984 59 23-27
    Photographs, 1983 75 38
  Girl Scouts    
    Grant Requests, 1929-1984 59 28-33
    Grant Requests, 1965 (oversized) 95 1
    Photographs, 1967 75 38
  Goiter, 1927 59 34
  Golden Bowls, Inc., 1975 59 35
  Goodwill Industries, Inc.    
    Grant Requests, 1936-1984 59 36-43
    Grant Requests, 1978-1979 (oversized) 95 1
    Photographs, ca. 1975 75 38
  Gorman English Boy’s Club, 1973 59 44
  Governor’s Conference on the Handicapped, 1972-1973 59 45
  Greater Indianapolis Council on Alcoholism, 1981-1984 59 46
  Greater Indianapolis Information, Inc., 1982-1984 59 47
  Greater Indianapolis Progress Committee    
    Grant Requests, 1964-1984 59 48-56
    Grant Requests, 1964-1984 60 1-3
    Photographs, ca. 1975 75 38
  Guardian Ad Litem Project, 1983 60 4
  Guidelines, Inc., 1983 60 5
  H Miscellaneous, 1952-1974 60 6
  Hanna Avenue Recreation Facilities, 1965 60 7
  Happy Hollow Camp, 1951-1984 60 8-10
  Happy House Community Service, 1973-1978 60 11-12
  Hard of Hearing Demonstration, 1934-1935 60 13
  Hartford Foundation for Public Giving, 1944-1973 60 14
  Health Fair, 1954 60 15
  Health Science Institute, 1967 60 16
  Health Service Management, 1973 60 17
  Helios, Inc., 1978-1979 60 18
  Hemophilia of Indiana, Inc., 1983 60 19
  Heritage Christian School, 1966-1967 60 20
  Heritage Place of Indianapolis, Inc., 1981 60 21
  Hispano-American Multiservice Center, 1978-1983 60 22-23
  Historic Landmarks Foundation of Indiana, 1975-1977 60 24
  Hollis Adams Foundation, 1973 60 25
  Holy Angels Church, 1971-1974 60 26
  Holy Trinity Adult Day Care Center, 1981-1983 60 27
  Home, Inc., 1967-1973 60 28
  Home care Agency of Marion County, 1966-1978 60 29-31
  Honors Program in Foreign Languages, 1965-1970 60 32
  Hoosier Salon, 1962 60 33
  Hooverwood (formerly Borinstein Home)    
    Grant Requests, 1967, 1976, 1981-1983 60 34-36
    Photographs, n.d. 75 38
  Hospital Accommodations for Colored People, 1927-1928 60 37
  Hospital Audiences, Inc., 1974 60 38
  Hospital Plan, 1951 60 39
  Hospital Surveys, 1924-1938 60 40
  Hudson Institute, 1984 60 41
  Human Betterment Foundation, ca. 1939 60 42
  Hume Mansur Company, 1930-1948 60 43
  Hunger, Inc., 1984 60 44
  I Miscellaneous, 1958-1974 60 45
  India Association of Indianapolis, Inc., 1984 60 46
  Indiana Academy of Science, 1962-1963 60 47
  Indiana Amateur Basketball Association, 1982-1983 60 48
  Indiana American Revolution Bicentennial Commission, ca. 1974 60 49
  Indiana Artists Club, 1939 60 50
  Indiana Association for Family Planning, 1965-1968 60 51
  Indiana Association for Rehabilitative Facilities, 1981 60 52
  Indiana Association for Retarded Children, 1958-1966 60 53
  Indiana Center on Law and Poverty, Inc., 1973 61 1
  Indiana Central College/University    
    Grant Requests, 1952-1982 61 2-11
    Photographs, 1972 75 39
  Indiana Citizen’s League for Nursing, 1973-1974 61 12
  Indiana Classical Conference, 1966-1968 61 13
  Indiana Committee for the Humanities, 1984 61 14
  Indiana Conference on Social Concerns, 1978-1982 61 15-16
  Indiana Counseling and Pastoral Care Center, 1976-1979, 1982, 1984 61 17-19
  Indiana Council of Churches, 1982 61 20
  Indiana Department of Public Instruction, 1977-1978 61 21
  Indiana Diabetes Association, 1975 61 22
  Indiana Easter Seal Society, 1979 61 23
  Indiana Health Careers, 1971, 1976-1979, 1981-1983 61 24-27
  Indiana Heart Foundation, 1948-1959 61 28
  Indiana Interreligious Commission on Human Equality, 1974 61 29
  Indiana Juvenile Justice, 1984 61 30
  Indiana League for Nursing, Inc., 1958 61 31
  Indiana Methodist Children’s Home    
    Grant Requests, 1966-1975 61 32
    Photographs from Board Minutes, December 13, 1966 75 36
  Indiana Museum Society, 1974, 1980 61 33-34
  Indiana Neuromuscular Laboratory, 1983-1984 61 35
  Indiana Occupational Therapy Association    
    Grant Requests, 1960 61 36
    Photographs, 1960 75 39
  Indiana Opera Theatre, 1980-1984 61 37-38
  Indiana Poison Center, 1980-1982 61 39
  Indiana Repertory Theatre    
    Grant Requests, 1972-1985 61 40-44
    Photographs, 1975-1976 75 39
  Indiana Research Association, 1979 61 45
  Indiana School for the Deaf, 1971-1973 61 46
  Indiana School of Religion, 1962-1963 61 47
  Indiana Science Education Fund, 1974 61 48
  Indiana Social Hygiene Association, 1940 61 49
  Indiana Society for Crippled Children, 1942-1951 61 50
  Indiana Society for Mental Hygiene, 1935-1949 61 51
  Indiana Society for the Prevention of Blindness, 1959-1975, 1980-1982 61 52-54
  Indiana Special Olympics, 1983-1984 62 1
  Indiana State Federation of Colored Women’s Clubs, 1937 62 2
  Indiana State Medical (Tel-Med), 1974-1975 62 3-4
  Indiana State Museum, 1978 62 5
  Indiana Stress Challenge Recreation, Inc., 1979, 1981-1982 62 6-7
  Indiana Swim Committee    
    Grant Requests, 1982 62 8
    Photographs, 1982 75 39
  Indiana Tran sportation Museum Photographs from Board Minutes, May 2, 1988 75 36
  Indiana United Methodist – Esther Hall, 1969 62 9
  Indiana University    
    Continuing Education Center for Women, 1981-1983 62 10
    IU Foundation    
      Grant Requests, 1942 62 11
      Poynter Center, 1977 62 12-13
    Medical Center    
      Marriage and Family Relationships, 1971 62 14
      Protestant Chaplaincy Program, 1960 62 15
      Ultrasound Diagnostics, 1970 62 16
    Research Department, 1973 62 17
    School of Law School    
      Grant Requests, 1969-1972, 1977-1982 62 18-19
      Law-Related Education, 1981 62 20
      National Conference on Education, 1984-1985 62 21
    School of Nursing, 1959, 1971 62 22
    School of Social Work    
      Grant Requests, 1927-1942, 1979 62 23-24
      Human SERVE Fund, 1978-1984 62 25
  Indiana University Purdue University, Indianapolis (IUPUI)    
    Continuing Education Services, 1974, 1976-1979 62 26-27
    Department of Education, 1970 62 28
    Department of Math and Sciences, 1973 62 29
    Department of Sociology, 1978 62 30
    Genesis, 1975 62 31
    Herron School of Art, 1975-1978, 1981-1984 62 32-33
  Indiana Vocational Technical School, 1975-1982 62 34-35
  Indiana Wilderness Challenge, 1983 62 36
  Indiana Youth Leadership Seminar, 1979-1980 62 37
  Indianapolis Alliance for Jobs, 1980-1984 62 38
  Indianapolis Art League Foundation    
    1961-1984 62 39-44
    1970s (oversized) OV4  
  Indianapolis Art Chorale, 1983 62 45
  Indianapolis Association of Student Nurses, 1957-1958 62 46
  Indianapolis Athletic Club Arts Foundation, Inc., 1984 62 47
  Indianapolis Ballet Society, 1974-1984 62 48-52
  Indianapolis Bar Association, 1970-1973 62 53
  Indianapolis – Black History, 1978-1979 62 54
  Indianapolis Business Development Foundation    
    1970-1974 62 55
    1981-1982 63 1
  Indianapolis Center for Advanced Research, 1973-1974, 1976-1978 63 2-4
  Indianapolis Center for Understanding through the Arts, 1984 63 5
  Indianapolis Chamber of Commerce, 1979-1984 63 6-10
  Indianapolis Chevettes, 1978, 1980 63 12
  Indianapolis Christmas Committee    
    Grant Requests, 1979-1984 63 13-14
    Photographs, 1984 75 39
    Photographs from Board Minutes, October 1, 1984 75 36
  Indianapolis Civic Theatre    
    Grant Requests, 1937-1983 63 15-20
    Photographs, ca. 1970s 75 39
  Indianapolis Clear City Committee, 1982-1984 63 21
  Indianapolis Community Choir, 1969-1984 63 22-24
  Indianapolis Community Relations Council, 1948-1949 63 25
  Indianapolis Consortium for the Arts, 1983 63 26
  Indianapolis Council of Negro Women, 1979 63 27
  Indianapolis Council on World Affairs, 1956-1958 63 28
  Indianapolis Diabetes Association, 1958-1972 63 29
  Indianapolis Educational Association, 1961-1962 63 30
  Indianapolis Experimental Education, 1977 63 31
  Indianapolis Free University, 1983-1984 63 32
  Indianapolis Green Thumbs, Inc., 1984 63 33
  Indianapolis Growth Project, Inc., 1984 63 34
  Indianapolis Home for the Aged, 1942-1970 63 35
  Indianapolis Hospital Development Association    
    Grant Requests, 1938-1973 63 36-40
    Photographs, ca. 1930, 1952 75 39
  Indianapolis Humane Society    
    Grant Requests, 1968-1984 63 41-43
    Photographs, ca. 1984 75 39
  Indianapolis Jaycees, 1974, 1977 63 44-45
  Indianapolis Lawyer’s Commission, 1968-1974 63 46
  Indianapolis Leadership Commission, 1973 63 47
  Indianapolis Legal Aid Society, 1959-1984 63 48-51
  Indianapolis Marion County Public Library, 1950, 1966, 1979-1982 63 52
  Indianapolis – Monument Circle, 1976-1980 63 53
  Indianapolis Motivational Research Company, 1984 63 54
  Indianapolis Multi-Service Centers, 1978-1979 63 55
  Indianapolis Municipal Band, 1984 63 56
  Indianapolis Museum of Art    
    1929-1981 63 57-61
    1982 64 1
  Indianapolis Northside Basketball Team, 1981 64 2
  Indianapolis Opera Company, 1976-1984 64 3-7
  Indianapolis Police Athletic League (PAL) Club    
    Grant Requests, 1959, 1976 64 8-9
    Photographs, 1976 75 39
  Indianapolis Police Department, 1960-1961, 1972 64 10-11
  Indianapolis Project, Inc.    
    Grant Requests, 1985-1986 64 12
    Photographs from Board Minutes, June 30, 1987 75 36
  Indianapolis Public Schools    
    Grant Requests, 1936-1984 64 13-35
    Photographs, ca. 1960s 75 39
  Indianapolis Repertory Theatre, 1967 64 36
  Indianapolis Senior Citizen’s Center, Inc.    
    Grant Requests, 1961-1984 64 37-44
    Photographs, 1982 75 39
  Indianapolis Settlements, Inc.    
    Grant Requests, 1971-1982 64 45-49
    Photographs, ca. 1978 75 39
  Indianapolis Shakespeare Festival, 1981-1984 64 50-51
  Indianapolis Sickle Cell Center, 1977 64 52
  Indianapolis Sierra Club, 1978-1979 64 53
  Indianapolis Skills Center, 1966-1971, 1975 64 54-55
  Indianapolis Social Workers Club, 1959-1967 64 56
  Indianapolis Speech and Hearing Center    
    1974 64 57
    1974-1978, 1981, 1984 65 1-3
  Indianapolis Swim Club, 1975 65 4
  Indianapolis Symphonic Band, 1974-1975 65 5-6
  Indianapolis Symphonic Choir, 1951-1984 65 7-11
  Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra    
    1931-1991 65 12-19
    1980-1981 (oversized) OV4  
  Indianapolis Teen Challenge, 1977, 1983 65 20-21
  Indianapolis Urban League    
    Grant Requests, 1964-1984 65 22-27
    Photographs, ca. 1984 75 39
  Indianapolis Zoological Society, 1959-1984 65 28-35
  Industry-Schools Committee, 1957-1961 65 36
  Inner City Day Care Center, 1974 65 37
  Inner City Youth Drum and Bugle Corps    
    Grant Requests, 1968 65 38
    Photographs, 1968 75 39
  Institute for Congress, 1977 65 39
  Institute of Cultural Affairs    
    Grant Requests, 1975-1984 65 40-44
    Photographs, 1983 75 39
  Inter Museum Promotional Action Team, 1976 65 45
  International Center of Indianapolis    
    Grant Requests, 1974, 1977-1979, 1981 65 46-48
    Photographs, 1974 75 39
  International Social Service, 1967-1969 65 49
  Irvington Forestry Foundation, 1984 66 1
  Irvington Historic Landmarks, 1967 66 2
  J Miscellaneous, 1961-1974 66 3
  Jacer Inn, Inc., 1977-1978, 1980-1981 66 4-7
  James Whitcomb Riley Hospital, 1983 66 8
  James Whitcomb Riley Memorial Association, 1931-1974, 1977-1978 66 9-11
  Jazzline, 1984 66 12
  Jewish Welfare Federation, 1966-1973, 1979 66 13-14
  Job Opportunities Program of American Friends Committee, Inc., 1953-1960 66 15
  Julia Jameson Nutrition Camp    
    Grant Requests, 1927-1968, 1977-1987 66 16-17
    Photographs, ca. 1979 75 39
  Julian Center, 1978-1984 66 18-19
  Julian Mission, 1976-1979 66 20-22
  Julietta Hospital Study, 1926 66 23
  Junior Achievement, 1960-1982 66 24-25
  Junior Baseball, Inc., 1949-1974 66 26
  Junior League of Indianapolis, 1976-1984 66 27-29
  Juvenile Delinquency Study, 1936-1939 66 30
  K Miscellaneous, 1953-1972 66 31
  Kidsville, Inc., 1974-1980 66 32-34
  L Miscellaneous, 1955-1973 66 35
  La Leche League, 1965 66 36
  Ladywood – St. Agnes School, 1971-1972 66 37
  Lakeview Manor Nursing Home, 1969 66 38
  Landscape Architecture Foundation, 1983 66 39
  Language Centre, 1966-1967 66 40
  LaRue D. Carter Memorial Hospital, 1971 66 41
  League of Women Voters, 1980, 1982-1983 66 42-43
  Legal Education Opportunity, 1970 66 44
  Legal Fees, 1970 66 45
  Legal Services Organization of Indianapolis, 1975 66 46
  Life Insurance, 1963-1964 66 47
  Lighted School Program, 1969-1971 66 48
  Lighthouse Mission of Indianapolis, Inc., 1978-1979, 1984 66 49-50
  Lily of the Valley Rescue Mission, 1974 66 51
  Lilly Endowment, 1951-1974 66 52
  Lipper, Elinor    
    Grant Requests, 1951-1952 66 53
    Photographs, 1951 75 39
  Listen Community Crusade Against Drugs, 1983-1984 66 54
  Little League Baseball    
    Grant Requests, 1952-1957, 1983 66 55-56
    Photographs, 1952 75 39
  Little Red Door (Marion County Cancer Society, Inc.), 1978-1979 66 57
  Little Sisters of the Poor – St. Augustine Home, 1981-1984 66 58
  Lockerbie Area Neighborhood Services (LANS), 1969, 1978 66 59-60
  Lockfield Gardens, 1937-1957 66 61
  Long Adult Psychiatric Clinic, 1925, 1959 66 62
  Lucille Raines Residence, 1983 66 63
  Lutheran Child and Family Services, 1982-1984 66 64
  Lutheran Child Welfare Association    
    1954-1969 66 65
    1970-1979 67 1-2
  M Miscellaneous, 1947-1974 67 3
  MacMurray College, 1962 67 4
  Magnolia Baptist Church Extension Center, 1974 67 5-6
  Mapleton Fall Creek Neighborhood Association, 1974, 1978, 1981-1983 67 7-9
  Marion College    
    Grant Requests, 1958-1983 67 10-20
    Photographs, 1971-1972, 1977, ca. 1981 75 39
    Photographs from Board Minutes, April 22, 1969 75 36
  Marion County Association of Guardians, 1979 67 21
  Marion County Association for Retarded Children    
    Grant Requests, 1970-1979 67 22-23
    Photographs, 1970 75 39
  Marion County Association for Retarded Citizens    
    Grant Requests, 1976-1982 67 24-25
    Noble Tomorrow, 1980 67 26
  Marion County Children’s Guardian Home, 1979, 1984 67 28-29
  Marion County Circuit Court, 1975 67 30
  Marion County Community Corrections Center, 1975-1980 67 31-33
  Marion County Cooperative Extension Service, 1975-1984 67 34-36
  Marion County Department of Public Welfare, 1945-1974 67 37
  Marion County Detention Home, 1934-1938 67 38
  Marion County Farm, 1929-1938 67 39
  Marion County Farm Nurse, 1926 67 40
  Marion County Foster Care Action Committee, 1974 67 41
  Marion County Foster Grandparents (CAAP), 1975-1976 67 42
  Marion County Health and Hospital Corporation, 1979-1984 67 43-44
  Marion County Historical Society, 1983-1984 67 45
  Marion County Home, 1951-1955 67 46
  Marion County Jail, 1953 67 47
  Marion County Juvenile Court    
    Grant Requests, 1974-1975 67 48-49
    Photographs, 1975 75 39
  Marion County Muscular Dystrophy Foundation, 1967-1984 67 50-53
  Marion County Public Welfare, 1977, 1984 67 54-55
  Marion County Soil and Water Conservation District, 1983 67 56
  Martin Center    
    Grant Requests, 1973/74 67 57-58
    Grant Requests, 1973/74-1977, 1980-1981 68 1-4
    Grant Requests, 1973-1974 (oversized) 95 2
    Photographs, 1973-1974 75 39
  Martin Center College, 1981 68 5
  Martin Luther King Multi-Service Center, 1983 68 6-7
  Martindale Area Citizen’s Service Project, Inc., 1969 68 8
  Maternity Family League Foundation, 1974 68 9
  Matt Talbot Home, 1969-1973, 1980 68 10-11
  Matthew F. Smith Community Center, 1966-1969 68 12
  Mayer Ministry, 1968 68 13
  Mayor’s Commission on Youth, 1974 68 14
  McKinney Southside Boys Club, 1975-1977 68 15
  Meals on Wheels, 1972-1973, 1975-1978, 1980-1984 68 16-18
  Menninger Foundation, 1957-1959 68 19
  Mental Health Association 75 39
    Grant Requests, 1952-1958, 1965-1983 68 20-28
    Photographs, ca. 1970s 75 39
  Meridian-Kessler Neighborhood Association, 1969-1974 68 29
  Merles Sidener Memorial, 1959 68 30
  Methodist Hospital    
    Grant Requests, 1930-1981 68 31-38
    Photographs from Board Minutes, December 15, 1961 75 36
  Metropolitan Area Citizen’s Organization, 1981-1982 68 39
  Metropolitan Arts Council    
    1973, 1978-1979 68 40-42
    1978-1979 (oversized) 95 2
  Metropolitan Indianapolis Campus Ministry, 1974, 1979 68 43-44
  Metropolitan Center, Inc., 1981-1982 68 45
  Metropolitan Health Centers, 1968 68 46
  Metropolitan Planning Department, 1958-1960 68 47
  Metropolitan School District of Warren Township, 1978-1979 68 48
  Metropolitan Indianapolis Television Association, 1970-1971, 1978 68 49-50
  Metropolitan Indianapolis Television Channel 20, 1973-1974, 1977-1979 68 51-52
  Mid-North Home Help, Inc., 1984 68 53
  Mid-Summer Mime Theatre, Inc., 1984 68 54
  Midtown Economic Development and Industrial Corporation, 1977, 1983-1984 68 55-56
  Midwest National Bank, 1971 68 57
  Model Cities Girl’s Club, 1973-1974 68 58
  Mother and Unborn Baby Care, 1984 68 59
  Mount Zion Baptist Church    
    Grant Requests, 1970-1974 68 60
    Photographs, ca. 1970s 75 39
  Mount Zion Center, 1973-1974 68 61
  Museum of Indian Heritage, 1971 68 62-63
  Music Performance Trust Funds, 1977-1978 68 64
  Mutual Service Organization, 1967-1968 68 65
  N Miscellaneous, 1948-1973 68 66
  NAACP – Operation Fair Share , 1983 68 67
  National Benevolent Association, 1983 69 1
  National Center for State Courts, 1980-1981 69 2
  National Center for the Unmet Needs of Children, 1975 69 3
  National Charities Information Bureau, 1981-1983 69 4
  National Chess Champions Fund, 1983 69 5
  National Conference of Christians and Jews, 1958, 1978-1983 69 6-9
  National Conference on Social Work, 1924-1951 69 10
  National Forum in Excellence in Education, 1983 69 11
  National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis, 1951-1959 69 12
  National Information Bureau, 1935-1973 69 13
  National Junior Tennis League of Indianapolis, Inc., 1978, 1980-1984 69 14-15
  National League of Cities, 1984 69 16
  National Medical Fellowships, Inc., 1976 69 17
  National Urban Fellows, 1980-1982 69 18
  Near East Side Community Organization (NESCO), 1974, 1979-1983 69 19-21
  Near East Side Multi-Service Center, 1972-1973, 1977-1984 69 22-25
  Near Southside Community Development, 1976-1977 69 26
  Neighborhood Housing Opportunities, 1969-1971 69 27
  Neighborhood Information Center, 1970 69 28
  New Dawn, Inc., 1974 69 29
  New Hope Development Corporation, 1984 69 30
  New Hope Foundation of Indiana    
    Grant Requests, 1970-1975, 1979, 1982, 1984 69 31-35
    Photographs, ca. 1970s 75 40
  New Worlds Communications, Inc., 1976 69 36
  New York Community Trust, 1925-1963 69 37-38
  Noble School , 1953-1959, 1983-1984 69 39-40
  North Central Community Tennis Center, 1978 69 41
  North Central High School, 1975 69 42
  Northwest Educational Center, 1976-1980 69 43-44
  Norways Foundation, 1949-1953 69 45
  Nurse Recruitment, 1957-1961 69 46
  O Miscellaneous, 1958-1973 69 47
  Oaklandon Civic Association, 1974 69 48
  Occupational Therapy Department at City Hospital, 1926-1934 69 49
  Offender Aid and Restoration in Marion County, 1982-1984 69 50
  Olympic Torch Relay Project, 1983-1984 69 51
  Open Door Child Development Center, 1973-1974, 1978-1981 69 52-53
  Open Door Missionary Baptist Church, 1980 69 54
  Operation Late Start, 1975-1984 69 55-56
  Opportunities Industrial Center, 1984 69 57
  Orchard School Completion Program, 1957 69 58
  Ortho-Economy, 1958 69 59
  Orton Society – Indiana Branch, 1982-1984 69 60
  Our House, Inc., 1980-1981 69 61
  Outreach, Inc.    
    Grant Requests, 1968 69 62
    Photographs, 1968 75 40
  P Miscellaneous, 1954-1974 70 1
  Parent Information Center, 1976 70 2-3
  Parent Information Resource Council, 1979-1980 70 4
  Parentele, 1983 70 5
  Parents with Children in Trouble, 1977 70 6
  Park Department, 1938-1940 70 7
  Park School, 1966 70 8
  Partners with the Poor, 1982 70 9
  Peace Games ’75, 1975-1977 70 10
  Pen Prints, Inc., 1975 70 11
  People Helping People, Inc., 1976-1977 70 12
  People’s Health Center, 1984 70 13
  Perry Senior Citizen’s Service, 1981 70 14
  Personality Integration Center, 1978 70 15
  Philharmonic Orchestra, 1961-1973, 1975-1984 70 16-17
  Phoenix Theatre, Inc., 1984 70 18
  Planned Parenthood Association, 1928-1984 70 19-23
  Pleasant Run Children’s Home    
    Grant Requests, 1970-1974, 1978-1984 70 24-26
    Photographs, ca. 1970s 75 40
  Poetry on Buses, 1984 70 27
  Pompeiiana, Inc., 1974-1976 70 28-29
  Poor Peoples Action Council, 1978 70 30
  Press Club, 1966 70 31
  Progress House, 1979, 1981-1984 70 32-33
  Project “Do Something,” n.d. 70 34
  Project Opera, n.d. 70 35
  Project Renewal, Inc., 1975 70 36
  Project See, 1968 70 37
  Public Action in Correctional Effort, Inc. (PACE) 70 38-40
    1961-1974, 1976, 1978, 1980-1983 70 41-44
    1963-1964 (oversized) 95 3
  Public Health Center, 1950 70 45
  Public Health Nursing Association, 1924-1925, 1939 70 46
  Puppet Vision, 1971 70 47
  Q-R Miscellaneous, 1958-1974 70 48
  Quest National Center, 1983-1984 70 49
  Race Cooperation, 1945-1946 70 50
  Radium (7th District Federation Clubs), 1931-1936 70 51
  Reading Room Proposal, ca. 1963 70 52
  Recreation Study, 1929-1930, 1971 70 53
  Retired Senior Volunteer Program, 1981-1983 70 54
  Riley Area Revitalization Program, 1978-1983 71 1-2
  Riley Community Civic League    
    Grant Requests, 1965 71 3
    Photographs, 1965 75 40
  Riley-Lockerbie Ministerial Association, 1978 71 4
  Rita Teen Club, Inc.    
    Grant Requests, 1977-1984 71 5-6
    Photographs, 1979 75 40
  Riverside Civic League, 1967 71 7
  Riverside Community Residential Treatment Center, 1979 71 8
  Roberts Appliance Fund, 1927-1954 71 9
  Roberts, Jason E., 1937 71 10
  S Miscellaneous, 1952-1974 71 11-12
  St. Andrew Apostle, 1975, 1979-1980 71 13-15
  St. Augustine Home, 1964-1967 71 16
  St. Bridget’s Church Summer Program, 1970 71 17
  St. Dismas Society    
    Grant Requests, 1967-1972 71 18
    Photographs, ca. 1970s 75 40
  St. Elizabeth’s Home    
    Grant Requests, 1977-1980 71 19-20
    Grant Requests, 1979 (oversized) 95 4
  St. Francis Hospital    
    Grant Requests, 1973, 1980-1984 71 21-22
    Photographs, 1973 75 40
  St. Joan of Arc Learning Center, 1972 71 23
  St. Margaret’s Guild, 1926-1970 71 24-25
  St. Mary’s Child Center    
    Grant Requests, 1968-1972, 1976-1983 71 26-28
    Photographs, n.d. 75 40
  St. Mary’s College, 1961-1962 71 29
  St. Nicholas Youth Organization, 1982-1984 71 30
  St. Patrick’s Center    
    Grant Requests, 1977-1978 71 31
    Photographs, 1978 75 40
  St. Paul Baptist Church Home for the Aged, 1964, 1984 71 32-33
  St. Paul Hermitage    
    Grant Requests, 1976-1978, 1980-1984 71 34-35
    Photographs, 1980-1984 75 40
  St. Rita’s Catholic Church Summer Program, 1975 71 36
  St Thomas Aquinas School, 1974-1975 71 37-38
  St. Vincent de Paul Society    
    Grant Requests, 1980-1984 71 39
    Photographs, ca. 1980s 75 40
  St. Vincent Drug Abuse Program, 1973-1975 71 40-41
  St. Vincent’s Hospital    
    1959-1981 71 42-46
    1973-1978 (oversized) 95 4
  St. Vincent’s Hospital Guild, 1953-1954 71 47
  Salvation Army    
    Grant Requests, 1949-1984 71 48-50
    Photographs, 1980 75 40
  Salvation Army Tree of Lights, 1980 71 51
  SAVE Foundation, 1972 71 52
  Scarborough Peace Games, 1974-1979, 1981 72 1-3
  Scholarship Fund, 1925-1974 72 4-5
  Scholarship Inquiries, 1951-1978 72 6-7
  Scholarship Recipients, 1931-1963 72 8
  Scholarships for Teachers, 1954-1955 72 9
  School for Crippled Children    
    Grant Requests, 1925-1951 72 10-12
    Photographs, ca. 1928 75 40
  School of Practical Nursing    
    Grant Requests, 1961-1978 72 13-14
    Photographs, ca. 1970s 75 40
  Senility Research Program, 1959 72 15
  Senior Citizen’s Foundation, Inc., 1968 72 16
  Senior Citizen’s Residency of the Methodist Church    
    1963-1967 72 17
    1963-1967 (oversized) 95 4
  Senior Enterprises, Inc., 1972, 1974-1979 72 18-20
  Sight Conservation Class, 1929-1939 72 21
  Smoke Abatement League, 1932-1934 72 22
  Social Health Association of Central Indiana, 1977-1984 72 23-24
  Social Service Exchange, 1924-1948 72 25
  Society of Retired Executives, 1978-1984 72 26-28
  Soul People Repertory Company, 1982 72 29
  Sound of Indy Drum and Bugle Corps., 1979-1980 72 30-31
  Southeast Health Center    
    Grant Requests, 1972-1973, 1975, 1982-1984 72 32-34
    Photographs, ca. 1972 75 41
  Southeast Multi-Service Center, 1977-1979, 1981-1984 72 35-36
  Southeast Youth Center, 1973 72 37
  Southside Community Health Center, 1968-1969 72 38
  Southside Community Organization, 1970 72 39
  Southside Fellowship Center, 1967 72 40
  Southside Social Center, 1952-1963 72 41
  Southside Work Center, 1984 72 42
  Southside Youth Council, 1974-1980 72 43-44
  Southwest Multi-Service Center, 1979-1984 72 45
  Spay-Neuter Services, Inc., 1978-1983 73 1-2
  Sports Medicine Clinic, 1981 73 3
  Starlight Musicals, 1945-1974, 1978, 1980-1984 73 4-6
  State Conference on Social Work, 1926-1949 73 7
  Stopover, Inc., 1977-1983 73 8-9
  Suemma Coleman Home    
    Grant Requests, 1935-1975 73 10
    Photographs, ca. 1960s 75 41
  Summer Concert Series, 1966-1970 73 11
  Summer Mission for Sick Children, 73 12-13
  Sunnyside Guild, 1947-1948 73 14
  Sunnyside Sanatorium, 1925-1953 73 15
  Sunshine Mission, 1931-1936 73 16
  The Sycamores    
    Grant Requests, 1967-1974, 1978 73 17-18
    Photographs, ca. 1970-1971 75 41
  T Miscellaneous, 1953-1974 73 19
  Tabernacles Presbyterian Church Recreation Program, 1973 73 20
  Totairn, Inc.    
    Grant Requests, 1957-1960 73 21-22
    Photographs from Board Minutes, March 5, 1958 75 36
  Training, Inc.    
    Grant Requests, 1982 73 23
    Photographs, ca. 1982 75 41
  Tri-County Mental Health Foundation, 1982-1984 73 24-25
  U Miscellaneous, 1959-1974 73 26
  United Cerebral Palsy of Central Indiana, 1973-1974, 1979-1983 73 27-28
  United Hospital Services, 1964 73 29
  United Negro College Fund, 1950-1971 73 30
  United Presbyterian Metropolitan Center, 1973-1974 73 31
  United Service Organization (U.S.O.), 1941-1958 73 32
  United Service Organization (U.S.O.) Council of Indianapolis, 1983-1984 73 33
  United Southside Community Organization, 1973-1974, 1980 73 34-35
  United States Association for Blind Athletes, 1981-1982 73 36
  United Student Aid Funds, Inc., 1960-1983 73 37-39
  United Way of Greater Indianapolis    
    Annual Campaign Fund, 1981-1984 73 40
    Building Fund, 1979-1981 73 41
    Community Service Council    
      Census Tracts, 1928-1930, 1964 73 42
      Census Tracts (oversized), 1964 OV4  
      Correspondence, 1966-1973 73 43
      Information and Referral, 1972 73 44
      Library, 1967-1968 73 45
      Research Department, 1967-1970 74 1
      United Christmas Service, 1967-1973 74 2
      Voluntary Action Center, 1968-1973 74 3
    Grant Requests, 1974, 1980-1984 74 4-5
    Photographs, ca. 1983 75 41
    Winter Assistance Fund, 1983-1984 74 6
  Unity Community Development Center, 1980 74 7
  University Heights Hospital, 1981 74 8
  Urban Conference, 1984 74 9
  Urban Ministry Study, 1983 74 10
  Urban Public Information Center, 1982-1984 74 11-12
  Urban Reinvestment, 1981 74 13
  Venereal Disease, 1927-1928 74 14
  Ventura, 1973 74 15
  Very Special Arts Indiana, 1984 74 16
  Veterans Administration (V.A.) Hospital, 1973 74 17
  Visiting Nurse Association, 1929-1974, 1980-1984 74 18-20
  Voluntary Advisor Corps, 1968-1971 74 21
  Volunteers of America, 1942-1975 74 22
  Volunteer Bureau, 1968-1970 74 23
  W Miscellaneous, 1952-1974, 1980-1984 74 24-25
  Wayne Township Fire Department, 1971-1974 74 26
  Weekday Religious Education, 1958-1974 74 27
  West Indianapolis Neighborhood Congress, 1971 74 28
  Westview Osteopathic Hospital, 1965-1973, 1975-1982 74 29-30
  Wheeler City Rescue Mission, 1952-1969 74 32
  White River Park, 1982-1983 74 33
  WIAN Public Radio, 1981, 1983 74 34-35
  Wilma Rudolph Foundation, 1983 74 36
  Winona Foundation of Indianapolis, 1965-1971 74 37
  Winona Memorial Hospital, 1981 74 38
  Wibbels Neighborhood Center, 1968 74 39
  Witness for Christ Center, Inc., 1969-1971 74 40
  Wolf Foundation for Medical Research, 1954 74 41
  Women’s Business Institute, Inc., 1984-1986 74 42
  Woodruff Place Coop Nursery, 1973-1974 74 43
  WPA Historic Records Survey, 1938 74 44
  Wright Institute of Otology, 1981-1983 74 45
  X-Z Miscellaneous, 1949-1972 74 46
  Young Audiences, Inc., 1963-1974, 1980-1984 74 47-49
  Young Life Urban Program, 1979-1984 75 1-2
  Young Men’s Christian Association (YMCA), 1937-1974, 1980, 1982-1984 75 3-10
  Young Women’s Christian Association (YWCA)    
    Grant Requests, 1926-1947, 1966-1975, 1980-1984 75 11-19
    Grant Requests, 1971-1975 (oversized) 95 4
    Photographs, n.d. 75 41
  Youth for Christ    
    Grant Requests, 1963-1974 75 20
    Photographs, 1970 75 41
  Youth Illustrates, 1976 75 21
  Youth Service Bureau, 1975-1980 75 22-24
  Youth for Understanding, 1972-1973, 1977 75 25
  Zion Broadway Civic and State Project, 1966-1975 75 26
Publication Files, 1950-2000    
  Annual Report, 1997 75 27
  Brochures, 1980s-1990s 75 28
  History, ca. 1950 75 29
  Newsletters    
    Central Indiana Community Foundation Review, 1997-2000 75 30
    Charitable Gift Planning Update, Summer 1998 75 31
    Indianapolis Foundation Update    
      1988, 1993-2000 (incomplete) 75 32
      1989, 1991-1993 (incomplete) (oversized) 95 5
    Legacy Fund Update, 1998-2000 75 33
Scrapbooks, 1917-1945    
  Book 1 – Great Tornadoes, 1917; Lorain, Ohio, Tornado, 1924; Mine Disaster, Sullivan, Indiana, 1924 76  
  Book 2 – National and Local Social Welfare Relief Information, November 1923-June 1924 77  
  Book 3 – National and Local Social Welfare Articles, July 1924-December 1924 78  
  Book 4 – National and Local Welfare Articles, January 1924-May 1926 79  
  Book 5 – Survey of Health and Hospitals, 1925 80  
  Book 6 – National and Local Articles re: Social Welfare, December 1924-October 1925 81  
  Book 7 – General Articles on Inheritance and Specific Articles on Estates, July 1926-March 1945 82  
  Book 8 – Indianapolis Foundation Publicity, March 1927-February 1948 83  
  Book 9 – Social Welfare Organizations Articles, January 1929-December 1929 84  
  Book 10 – Local and National Information on Social Welfare and Civic Articles, January 1930-December 1930 85  
  Book 11 – National Information, May 1930-May 1931 86  
  Book 12 – Local and National Welfare Information and Local Civic Information Articles, January 1931-August 1931 87  
  Book 13 – National and Local Welfare and War Relief Articles on Lillys, January 1932-August 1932 88  
  Book 14 – General Information Articles on Social Welfare, September 1932-May 1933 89  
  Book 14a – National and Local Social Welfare, September 1933-September 1934 90  
  Book 15 – General Articles on Social Welfare, January 1934-November 1935 91  
  Book 16 – National Social Welfare Articles, October 1935-November 1937 92  
  Book 17 – General Information on Social Welfare Organizations, January 1938-November 1939 93  
  Book 18 – Local and Social Welfare and civic Articles, January 1940-December 1944 94  
Photographs, 1917-1996    
  Director and Trustee Photographs, 1916-1992 75 34
  Public Relations Photographs    
    Annual Report Photographs, ca. 1992-1996 75 35-36
    Promotional Photographs, 1950, 1992-1996 75 37
  Grant Photographs, ca. 1920s-1980s 75 38-41
  Grant Photographs from Minutes, 1958-1959, 1961, 1966, 1969, 1971, 1984, 1987-1988 75 42
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